Key statistics
Satellite DMSP 5D-2 F12 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
11382
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.4
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
99.0
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for DMSP 5D-2 F12 DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: DMSP 5D-2 F12 DEB
International designator: 1994-057G
Object number (NORAD): 43344
Object ID (CCSDS): 43344
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.008 minutes
Inclination: 98.9531 deg
SMA: 7137.04 km
Apoapsis: 765.669 km
Periapsis: 752.141 km
RAAN: 48.3366 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0009477
Argument of periapsis: 130.9118 deg
Mean anomaly: 229.2891 deg
Mean motion: 14.39877613 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00013125 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0041828 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 24, 2025, 9:16 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 24, 2025, 6:38 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DMSP 5D-2 F12 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 43344U 94057G 25297.27694391 .00013125 00000-0 41828-2 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 43344 98.9531 48.3366 0009477 130.9118 229.2891 14.39877613466913
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite DMSP 5D-2 F12 DEB.
Associated space launch
Military meteorological satellite
DMSP 5D-2 F12 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Atlas E | DMSP-5D2 F12’, on board a Atlas E space rocket.
The launch took place on Aug. 29, 1994, 5:38 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 3W.
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Atlas E | DMSP-5D2 F12
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Aug. 29, 1994, 5:38 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Atlas E
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 3W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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